BACKGROUND Websites as one of the initial steps towards an e-government adoption do facilitate delivery of online and customer-oriented services. In this study we intended to investigate the role of the websites of medical universities in providing educational and research services following the E-government maturity model in the Iranian universities. METHODS This descriptive and cross- secti...

Article type: Original article Objective(s): Atherosclerosis is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and its receptors, located in peripheral tissue such as white adipose tissue, have been linked to obesity and fat storage. The role of NPY in atherosclerosis has not yet been fully studied, so this study was conducted to further investigate the effect of BIIE...

Article type: Short communication Objective(s): The aim of this study was to determine the important molecules involved in apoptosis induction by opium in Jurkat cell line. Materials and Methods: Jurkat cells were incubated 48 hrs with 2.86×10-5 g/ml concentration of opium and apoptosis as well as expression levels of related molecules were measured. Results: Our results demonstrated that 50.3±...

MD, Corresponding author, academic member, Iranian Institute for Encyclopedia research, Department of Medical Sciences, MSRT, Allameh Tababataei University, Tehran, Iran, PO Box 19615-866, E mail: [email protected] MD, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. MSc, Special Medical Center, Tehran, Iran MSc, Biology Department, Science and Research Branch, Islami...

1School of Iranian Traditional Medicine Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Tabriz Liver and Gastrointestinal disease research center, Tabriz, IR Iran 4Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehr...

1. Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 2. Tabriz Health Services Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 3. School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical...

Article type: Original article Objective(s): FOXP3 gene is an X-linked gene that encodes FOXP3 protein, an essential transcription factor in CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells. We aimed, in the present study, to investigate the association of two FOXP3 polymorphisms, -2383 C/T (rs3761549) and IVS9+459 T/C (rs2280883), with lung cancer. Materials and Methods: In a case-control study we an...

Article type: Original article Objective(s): The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of acute exposure to malathion on oxidative stress and cytotoxic potential of anticholinesterase insecticide, malathion in reproductive toxicology of adolescent male mice. Materials and Methods: Thirty two adolescent male mice at pubertal age were treated with 500 mg/kg body weight (BW) of mal...